India terminates 47 NTA officials after NEET paper leak

In a sweeping response to the NEET-UG paper leak controversy, the Modi government terminated 47 National Testing Agency (NTA) officials, cleared a draft bill with stricter penalties, activated fast-track courts, and reshuffled education ministry bureaucracy. Despite these steps, student protesters at Delhi's Jantar Mantar insisted that their demand for Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation remains non-negotiable.